Business: All but off the Ground

Even as it was talked about in Cannes, Hammarskjold's "new era of real
mass air transportation" was taking physical form 7,000 miles away in
Everett, Wash. Towed out of a huge Boeing Co. plant came the first
aircraft of the new era: the 747 "jumbo jet." After considerable
ceremony, the gigantic plane was turned over to technicians to be
prepared for its first test flight. Although that flight is not
scheduled until December, the 747 is very impressive even on the
ground, and its potential is immense. The plane is 231 ft. long, will
have a fully loaded weight of 355...